| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's pass is intercepted by John Summerville | 29-29 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:14 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is fouled on the floor by Roman Cool - foul #1 on Roman Cool, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Summerville - foul #2 on John Summerville, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters loses the dribble to Billy Tucker | 31-31 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Billy Tucker banks in the layup | 31-33 |
| 16:49 | Syracuse | John Summerville can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Roman Cool grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Syracuse | Roman Cool connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the open fadeaway from the left block set up by Billy Tucker | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roman Cool hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Leo Paxton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Tucker and the foul's on William Igo - foul #1 on William Igo, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF) Roman Cool | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:01 | Syracuse | William Igo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Steven Hunt connects on the runner in the lane set up by Leo Paxton | 36-40 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 36-40 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:32 | Syracuse | David Brooks is called for the reach on Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Roman Cool (PF), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Dustin Regalado, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 37-40 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Smith | 37-43 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Roman Cool clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 39-45 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | John Summerville gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:14 | Syracuse | Roman Cool misses the fadeaway from the left block | 39-45 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Thomas Walters steps in front of the Ray Richards pass | 39-45 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 39-45 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Ikner - foul #2 on Charles Ikner, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:59 | Syracuse | John Summerville is hacked by Gahuj Afshari - foul #3 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG) Thomas Walters, John Summerville | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Steven Hunt steals it from Dustin Regalado | 39-45 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Leo Paxton knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Hunt | 39-47 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mack Crunk, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock (SF), Roman Cool (PF) Mack Crunk, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt | |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Joshua Thompson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Erick Keen picks off the pass by Gregory Caldwell | 41-50 |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | William Igo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erick Keen | 43-50 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Igo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hathcock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Cool (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | William Igo travels with the ball | 43-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Walters (PG), John Summerville (SG), Mack Crunk (SF), Charles Ikner (C) Erick Keen, William Igo, Michael Hathcock, Joshua Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Billy Tucker banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Richards | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ray Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 43-56 |
| 06:21 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 06:19 | Syracuse | Roman Cool tips it home | 45-56 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Billy Tucker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:54 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters scores on a floater from close range | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Ray Richards is blocked by Charles Ikner | 47-59 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Roman Cool gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | John Summerville misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Walters | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Mack Crunk connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Walters | 52-59 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Roman Cool snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Charles Ikner knocks in the jumper from the right block | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Summerville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Crunk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Cool (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Ikner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Billy Tucker | 54-61 |
| 02:42 | Syracuse | Roman Cool makes the jumper from the right block | 56-61 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:15 | Syracuse | Thomas Walters is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Walters, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Michael Hathcock (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Thomas Walters, John Summerville, Mack Crunk, Roman Cool, Charles Ikner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | Michael Hathcock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Leo Paxton snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Billy Tucker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hathcock - foul #1 on Michael Hathcock, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | William Igo clanks a floater from the right side | 56-67 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | William Igo is called for the reach on Billy Tucker - foul #2 on William Igo, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | William Igo is called for traveling | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 56-69 |